Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere (IPA: GEER; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award–winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.
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| Full name at birth | Richard Tiffany Gere
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| Claim to fame | Julian Kaye In American Gigolo (1980), Zack Mayo In An Officer And A Gentleman (1982), Edward Lewis In Pretty Woman (1990).
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| Date of birth | 31 August 1949
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| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Shoe size | 10
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| Net worth | $120,000,000 USD
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| High school | North Syracuse Central High School (1967)
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| University | University Of Massachusetts Amherst (Did Not Graduate)
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![Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva Friedland - Elle Magazine Pictorial [Spain] (February 2025)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/z/h/zh5uv77qm3yc7m5c.jpg?skj2io4l)
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- Received a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Massachusettes.
- In the three films that made him a star, Days of Heaven (1978), American Gigolo (1980), and An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), his role had been turned down by John Travolta.
- He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
- Is President of The Gere Foundation, founded in 1991. The non-profit organization focusing on international humanitarian issues, with emphasis on Tibet.
- Some of his earliest photos, known as "head shots" were taken by boyhood friend and struggling photographer Herb Ritts. The people handling Gere were so impressed with the photos, they began hiring Ritts for other assignments and he is now a top photographer.
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